Vail Pennsylvania Map
Vail, Pennsylvania — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Vail, Blair County.
Interactive Map of Vail, Pennsylvania
| City | Vail |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| County | Blair |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 40.705617 |
| Longitude | -78.210846 |
| Population | 23 |
| Density | 101.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Vail, Pennsylvania
Vail is a locality in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 23. The population density is 101.5 people per km². Vail is located at 40.7056°N, 78.2108°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16686.
Vail rests in a fold of the Appalachian foothills, a place where the land rises and falls with a quiet persistence. It lies 16.1 miles north-east of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 37°T), and is situated 2.8 miles north-north-east of Tyrone. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a clean, sharp fragrance that clings to the skin. Rolling hills, cloaked in mixed hardwoods and evergreens, form the immediate backdrop, their slopes softened by the passage of seasons and the steady work of erosion. Small streams, born from higher ground, thread through the valleys, their waters cool and clear, carving shallow beds into the rocky soil. The sky above Vail often takes on a bruised, dramatic hue as evening approaches, the light slanting through the trees in long, golden shafts, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the still air. The history of Vail is tied to the land’s bounty and the ingenuity of those who sought it. Once, the surrounding hills hummed with the activity of logging and mining, industries that shaped the character of this place and its people. The economy now leans more towards agriculture and the quiet hum of small businesses, a subtle shift from its more robust past. You can still see the remnants of old farmsteads, stone foundations and weathered barns that speak of generations who worked this soil. The people of Vail move with a measured pace, a reflection of the land itself, where change comes not in sudden bursts but in a gradual, enduring transformation.
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About This Vail Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Vail, Pennsylvania with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Vail and Blair County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Vail is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Vail is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
